The Lancers charge ahead of the field
UK: BEARING 12 battle honours to unhappy, if topical, Afghanistan, this piece of splendidly confident Victorian headwear, led the way among the 570 lots of militaria on offer at Lewes based arms and armour specialists Wallis & Wallis (15 per cent buyer’s premium) on February 13.
A Victorian officer’s lance cap of the 9th (Queen’s Royal) Lancers, consigned by a private vendor, i…